U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
Regulations most recently checked for updates: Mar 28, 2023
(a) User fees for any service rendered by an APHIS representative for live animals presented for importation into or entry into the United States through a land border port along the United States-Canada border are listed in the following table. The minimum user fee for this service is listed in § 130.30. The person for whom the service is provided and the person requesting the service are jointly and severally liable for payment of these user fees in accordance with §§ 130.50 and 130.51.
| Type of live animal | Unit | User fee | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr. 29, 2009-Sept. 30, 2009 | Oct. 1, 2009-Sept. 30, 2010 | Oct. 1, 2010-Sept. 30, 2011 | Oct. 1, 2011-Sept. 30, 2012 | Beginning
Oct. 1, 2012 | ||
| Animals being imported into the United States: Breeding animals (Grade animals, except horses): | ||||||
| Sheep and goats | Per head | $0.75 | $0.75 | $0.75 | $1.00 | $1.00 |
| Swine | Per head | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.25 |
| All others | Per head | 4.75 | 4.75 | 5.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| Feeder animals: | ||||||
| Cattle (not including calves) | Per head | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Sheep and calves | Per head | 0.75 | 0.75 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Swine | Per head | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Horses (including registered horses) other than slaughter and in-transit | Per head | 41.00 | 42.00 | 43.00 | 45.00 | 46.00 |
| Poultry (including eggs), imported for any purpose | Per load | 71.00 | 73.00 | 75.00 | 77.00 | 80.00 |
| Registered animals, all types (except horses) | Per head | 8.50 | 8.75 | 9.25 | 9.50 | 9.75 |
| Slaughter animals, all types (except poultry) | Per load | 35.00 | 36.00 | 37.00 | 39.00 | 40.00 |
| Animals transiting 1 the United States: | ||||||
| Cattle | Per head | 2.25 | 2.25 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Sheep and goats | Per head | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Swine | Per head | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Horses and all other animals | Per head | 9.75 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 10.00 | 11.00 |
1 The user fee in this section will be charged for in-transit authorizations at the port where the authorization services are performed. For additional services provided by APHIS, at any port, the hourly user fee in § 130.30 will apply.
(b) If a service must be conducted on a Sunday or holiday or at any other time outside the normal tour of duty of the employee, then reimbursable overtime, as provided for in part 97 of this chapter, must be paid for each service, in addition to the user fee listed in this section.
